Water safety

Which image shows the proper way to wear a life jacket?

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The buddy system works best when your swimming buddy is:

• Less experienced than you

• More experienced than you

• About the same level as you

• Watching you from shore

When is it safe to return to the water after a thunderstorm?

• When it stops raining

• 30 minutes after the first thunderclap

• Immediately after the last thunderclap

• 30 minutes after the last thunderclap

Compared to swimming pools, beaches have:

• Fewer dangers

• More unpredictable water conditions

• Fewer lifeguards

• More protection from storms

Place the warning flag colors in order from least to most dangerous conditions.

• Red, yellow, green

• Green, yellow, red

• Yellow, green, red

• Green, red, yellow

While waiting for a lifeguard to arrive, treading water helps you:

• Preserve energy

• Swim faster

• Help your buddy

• Escape danger

Which statement about backwash and rip currents is true?

• Backwash heads into shore; rip currents head away from shore

• Rip currents are more common than backwash

• Rip currents are stronger than backwash

• Backwash and rip currents are the same thing

Which of these is the best choice for a swimmer caught in a rip current?

• Fight against it

• Crouch down until it passes

• Dive under it

• Swim across it

Jumping in to help a struggling swimmer is dangerous because you might:

• Get in the swimmer's way

• Stop a lifeguard from responding

• Push the swimmer farther from land

• Put yourself in danger

CPR is performed to help a person:

• Call for assistance

• Start breathing

• Learn to swim

• Stay afloat